Jarrod Bleijie
Last drinks for the Drink Safe Precinct program?
Amy Remeikis The future of the state's Drink Safe Precinct program could rest with industry stakeholders.
Queensland out of step on age of consent laws
Bridie Jabour Age of consent laws for heterosexuals and homosexuals should be brought in line with each other in an overhaul which also focuses on age differences in prosecutions, according to a youth advocate.
Queensland succession laws passed
Amy Remeikis Kate, Wills and the Commonwealth can relax; Queensland has passed its succession bill.
Both alpaca killers' sentences to be appealed
Bridie Jabour The Attorney-General has ordered the sentence of the second teenager involved in beating two alpacas to death on the Sunshine Coast be appealed.
Attorney-General orders appeal of alpaca killer's sentence
Marissa Calligeros Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie has appealed the sentence of a teenager involved in beating two alpacas to death at a school farm north of Brisbane.
Councils could get more clout to veto adult entertainment venues
Katherine Feeney Queensland councils could soon have more power to reject applications for adult entertainment licences.
Tussle over violent rapist begins a decade before release
Bridie Jabour The Attorney-General is fighting for a supervision order to be put on a violent rapist who is not due to be released from prison for another decade.
Government shelves surrogacy ban plans
Bridie Jabour The state government has quietly shelved legislation to ban gay couples and single mothers from using altruistic surrogacy to have children.
Patel not guilty of manslaughter
Former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel has been found not guilty of killing a patient.
Royally strange move for Queensland to go it alone: report
Amy Remeikis A Liberal National Party dominated parliamentary committee has questioned why Queensland is going it alone in changing the royal succession rules.
Queensland could scrap compulsory voting
Compulsory voting could be scrapped in Queensland state elections under a Newman government plan to overhaul electoral laws.
Taxi fare gouge warning
Katherine Feeney Taxi passengers should be on alert for drivers demanding hefty upfront fees this Christmas.
Palmer denies being pushed out of LNP
Daniel Hurst Clive Palmer says he has resigned from the Liberal National Party, despite receiving a letter that he said reinstated his membership to the Queensland party.
'Hey Dad': email reveals extent of lobbyist son's access to Bruce Flegg's office
Marissa Calligeros Premier Campbell Newman has defended former housing minister Bruce Flegg, saying an email in which Dr Flegg’s lobbyist son recommended a candidate for a senior public service position was not...
LNP calls police on own high-powered member
Bridie Jabour Liberal Party powerbroker Santo Santoro has still not been told by his party the allegations which led to him being reported to the police.
Live: Charles and Camilla in Longreach
Bridie Jabour We bring you all the latest news from Longreach as Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall embark on their Australian tour.
Pollies to walk to a new Beat
Daniel Hurst Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie says he and Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney will visit a Brisbane nightclub popular with gay people as part of research into liquor licensing laws.
